St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington

Academy converter · Primary school · Ashington, Northumberland
NE63 9LR
Composite score
52.0

School overview

St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington is a primary school serving Ashington, Northumberland, classified by the DfE as an academy converter with a Roman Catholic religious character. It has 240 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Ashington 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 80% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. Results have held broadly steady on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#6,536
National rank
#368
In North East
#33
In Northumberland
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
80%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 240 % FSM ever-6 15.1% % EAL 7.9% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed Religious character Roman Catholic

Location

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